INTRODUCTION : 
Thiruppugazh is a rich treasure which contains beautiful poems penned by the famous Saint and Muruga Devotee, Sri Arunagirinathar during the 15th-century AD, and this text tastes like a sweet honey. This holy text is considered as one of the famous poems in the Tamil literature, and it was highly praised by the great kings, queens, and by the common public.
Arunagirinathar during his young age, enjoyed lot of worldly pleasures and physical comforts, and in course of time, be began to realize his mistake, and decided to commit suicide by falling from the temple tower at Thiruvannamalai. There he was saved by Lord Murugan himself, and he asked to sing songs on him. Due to that, Arunagirinathar had become a saintly person, visited the Six Abodes of Lord Murugan, and also visited other holy shrines in India. The songs which he sung in the Murugan temples are collectively known as Thiruppugazh. Apart from Murugan songs, he also sung few songs in praise of Lord Siva, Mata Parvati, and Lord Vishnu.
In his songs, he mentioned the greatness of Lord Murugan, about his supreme powers, and about his fight with the demon Soorapadman, and his victory in the war. Arunagirinathar's songs help us to develop strong faith on Lord Muruga, and it acts as a bible for the Muruga Devotees. In this text, Murugan is described as a beautiful god and tells about his showering of grace on his devotees.
Arunagirinathar says that by reciting the Thiruppugazh songs, devotees would get good knowledge, wisdom, and they would be free from their diseases and from all other problems in their life. This divine poem helps the devotees to attain the path of spirituality, and also they would be able to live their life in a prosperous manner.
Let us develop the habit of reciting the sweet and the tasty Thiruppugazh, and be blessed.
Some of the verses from Thiruppugazh are as follows:
⦁ I do not want to live in this physical body, and in this illusory world, hence, please kindly take me to your abode of Skanda Loka.
I don’t want to enjoy physical pleasures, comforts and luxuries in my life, please enlighten me, and make me to praise your glory throughout my life.
⦁ Oh! The great Lord Muruga! You are wearing the garland of beautiful flowers, which contains full of fragrance, and you look very beautiful with a shining appearance.
⦁ Oh! Muruga! You have married with Valli and Devasena, who are the divine mothers of the entire universe.
⦁ Oh! Muruga! By thinking about you and by singing songs on you, I am getting enlightenment.
“OM MURUGA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
